Anthropic’s Mythos AI model has reignited fears that legacy software is dangerously exposed to disruption.

An AI model capable of exploiting every major operating system has the US government and major banks on alert.

Claude maker Anthropic is exploring custom chip design as AI demand outstrips the supply of available hardware.

Retail trading in Africa is no longer a fringe pursuit. From Lagos to Johannesburg, Nairobi to Accra, a generation of self-taught traders is learning technical analysis online, executing orders on MetaTrader from a smartphone, and building skills that, until recently, had nowhere to go. The old barrier was blunt: without significant starting capital, serious trading […]

London, United Kingdom — As the English Premier League enters its final weeks, sports data platform TipsGG has released new data on referee disciplinary patterns in the 2025/26 season, revealing major differences in how matches are officiated. The report highlights a significant statistical variance in officiating styles, with Stuart Attwell and Anthony Taylor emerging as […]

The gambling platforms have grown in popularity, with some users making wagers on conflicts.

As the Artemis II mission enters flight day nine, the crew spoke about inspiring the next generation and ‘working on something big for the good of everyone’ ahead of their return to earth. The crew, made up of three US astronauts and a Canadian, embarked on humanity’s first crewed lunar voyage in more than half a century. The 10-day flight around the moon and back will mark the second mission...

Astronauts prepare for re-entry several miles off coast of southern California after 10-day lunar fly-by mission

The crew of Artemis II is set to return to earth on Friday following its historic 10-day lunar flyby mission, and Nasa leaders have described the precise logistics needed to get them home.

The return will see the Orion capsule traveling at nearly 24,000mph before making a final...

The project was part of a package of tech investment promising the UK could become an AI superpower.

Sir Sadiq Khan claims London is being targeted with disinformation portraying it as a city “in decline”.

New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps, in Uganda, turning on itself

On a June day in 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was quietly observing a small cluster of the Ngogo chimpanzee group in Uganda’s Kibale national park when he noticed something strange. As other members of the chimpanzees’ wider group moved closer through the forest, the chimpanzees...

Readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams in which she argued the space race was pointless

Zoe Williams speaks for many of us when she notes that the US space mission is pointless (Let’s stop going into space. There’s nothing to see and no one to talk to, 7 April). Unfortunately, it is worse than that. With a $100bn budget, the Artemis programme represents a truly spectacular...

Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world first

A woman who lived with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases for more than a decade has returned to a near-normal life after a cell therapy reset her wayward immune system.

The 47-year-old had had nine different treatments, none of which had a lasting impact, before receiving...

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The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.

Standard Bank says the market should lead. Fintechs say fragmentation and proprietary APIs are holding the sector back.

South African parents are asking harder questions about accreditation and outcomes when it comes to online schools.

Pixie, Shoprite’s new personalised shopping assistant, has launched in beta for Xtra Savings Plus members.

As the Artemis II astronauts return from the moon, we celebrate the science, suits and spirit of endeavour that took them there, all brought together in a colourful new book called Space Journal

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Improved short-term forecasts could be a lifesaver for Nasa and important for organisers of events such as Wimbledon

Meteorologists are working on ever longer-range predictions, but they have not neglected ultra local, ultra short-term forecasts for specific purposes.

This month, meteorologists at Nasa’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia announced trials with a high-resolution weather...